RIP Smokey Wilson

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RIP Smokey Wilson

''R.I.P. Smokey Wilson '' Smokey was very good to me went to his club many many times'' He use to asked me laughing ''I hope you came in the back door and no one seen you ''I will miss you and your great music'''' He was a class act. - Greg Miera

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Jimmie Tarlton

Early 20th century old-time country singer and (lap steel) guitarist who recorded from 1927 to 1933 (mostly as part of the duo Darby & Tarlton) and was rediscovered in the 1960s. * * * Country Musician. Real name Johnny James Rimbert Tarlton. A native of Chesterfield County, South Carolina, he is best remembered for his partnership with musician Tom Darby in creating the popular country duo, Darby & Tarlton, that was popular throughout the early 1920s until the late 1930s. The two men who could play anything from plain old country, old timey, acoustic blues, folk-blues, to traditional music. The duo's whose early recordings included, "Birmingham Jail", and "Cumberland Stockade Blue", were considered not only legendary bluesmen, but also pioneers of country music. They also helped popularize the steel guitar and were a big influence on the Allen Brothers and the Delmore Brothers. Born to sharecroppers, Tarlton began his interest in music at an early age. ...

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